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Perfect explanation.

The distinctiveness is just the result of different cultures, costumes, and so on.

Here subjective is completely out of scope.

You should read very carefully the question and grasp the meaning of the sentence.

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The correct answer is (B),(D) ,and G) right ?
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why not veracious ( realistic ), the fact that words meaning depend on all the listed factors veeder believe that it's realistic to have synonyms .... where is the clue that Veeder believe that synonyms are fallacious?

Veeder claims that the very notion of the existence of synonyms is realistic, as words depend on denotation, connotation, and linguistic and cultural context for their distinct meanings.
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veracious does not mean realistic (well to some extent yes). However, the real meaning is genuine.

For instance: "people from south of Italy, generally, are more veracious than the relatives from the north of Italy".

This word is out of scope in the economy of the sentence.

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While in third blank distinct fits well, imo Subjective also can be a proper fit. Since connotation refers to secondary meaning which can be subjective i guess
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While in third blank distinct fits well, imo Subjective also can be a proper fit. Since connotation refers to secondary meaning which can be subjective i guess
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The etymology of the synonym is: a word or phrase alike in meaning in the same language.

Now, Veener slightly disagrees with this: it is true that a synonym means what I just mentioned but not only that. To understand the real essence of synonym we need to catch the denotation, connotation, the context, AND the distinctiveness of a synonym.


Remember: the synonyms are also distinct one another. They are in meaning alike but are not the same 100%. For this reason, we need distinct as 3rd blank. Subjective is out of scope. Nothing in the sentence leads us to infer about something related to a personal or intimate opinion.

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Veeder claims that the very notion of the existence of synonyms is____(i)____, as words depend on ____(ii)____, connotation, and linguistic and cultural context for their ____(iii)____ meanings.

If the existence of synonyms were true, then the word for the last blank should have a meaning equivalent to similar. But the choices are distinct, interchangeable and subjective. This rules out veracious and maladaptive does not make sense, for the first blank. Therefore, the correct answer choice is fallacious.

The denotation and connotation of word gives it its meaning. Denotation is the literal and primary meaning and connotation is the meaning evoked in a person by a word under specific circumstances. The meaning of a word does not depend on its cognition (as even an illiterate would cognize a word) or mastication (chewing food). So we can eliminate both and choose denotation for the second blank.

And if the very notion of the existence of synonyms is fallacious, clearly the words must have distinct meanings.
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